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Re:New York Times tech workers union votes to authorize a st... by ssklash on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @01:18PM (#41513402)
I've always thought that if a union is good enough for LeBron James and Tom Brady and Mike Trout, it's good enough for anyone. The same reason professional athletes have a union and would not dream of doing without one still fully applies to everyone else.
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Re:New York Times tech workers union votes to authorize a st... by morgante on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @03:37PM (#41514636)
Yet professional athletes don't negotiate the same contract for everyone (precisely why I hate unions and what this union is demanding).
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Re:New York Times tech workers union votes to authorize a st... by tiznow on Friday September 13, 2024 @05:09AM (#41529426)
I agree with you, but consider the "outplaying your contract" and bad blood via arbitration problem we see in more and more (American) sports. Tech jobs aren't like being a plumber, one can't exactly say you need X amount of hours to be ready to do something, even only in the eyes of the law.
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